SpeciesSaltwater fishIn-SeasonAll the seasonsCooking TipsSashimi, ceviche, Simmered, Broiled with salt , Miso soupHabitatThe entire coast of Hokkaido to the south coast of Kyushu, the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, the Pacific Coast, the Seto Inland Sea, the Izu Islands, the Ogasawara Islands, the Yakushima Island, and the Ryukyu Islands. Not in Ariake Sea. Rarely, the Kuril Islands, the southern coast of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, Taiwan, China's Zhejiang to Hong Kong coast, the Mariana Islands, and Midway Atoll.